stroke back curls

Examples (10)

• He gently strokes back her curls when she's absorbed in a book.
• She absentmindedly stroked back the damp curls from her forehead after the run.
• While he slept, she couldn't resist stroking back his soft, unruly curls.
• With a tender gesture, the mother stroked back the child's feverish curls.
• He was stroking back her golden curls, trying to soothe her after the bad dream.
• A cool breeze blew, forcing me to repeatedly stroke back my long curls.
• In the old photograph, you can see my grandfather lovingly stroking back my grandmother's dark curls.
• "Just let me stroke back these curls so I can see your beautiful eyes," he whispered.
• Stroking back a child's curls is a universal gesture of affection.
• Before the performance, the dancer nervously stroked back a few stray curls into her tight bun.